Radiator foot-rest.



E. B. BOWER.

RADIATOR FOOT REST. APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 30, 1911. 1,074,081. Patented Sept.'23,1913.

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RADIATOR FOOT REST.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 30, 1011.

1,074,081 Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON. u, c.

neon IB. BOWER, or BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RADIATOR FOOT-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23o, H913.

Application filed September 30, 1911. Serial No. 652,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Econ 13. Bowen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellefonte, in the county of Center and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Radiator Foot- Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a foot rest which may be fitted to a 'adiator, balustrade, or other supporting structure to receive the feet when a person is in a comfortable position with the feet elevated.

The invention provides a foot rest attach-- inent designed most especially to be applied to steam and hot water radiators to support the feet in comfortable position when it is required to warm or dry the same without endangering burning of the shoes or overheating of the feet.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a foot rest attachment which may be readily adjusted to the length of the radiator or supported thereon at the required elevation and which will support the feet at such an inclination as to insure comfort and ease to the person.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the foot rest fitted to a radi ator. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the foot rest bringing out more clearly the structural details. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. t is a section on the line a' a; of Fig. 3.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by the same reference characters.

The foot rest comprises two sections A and B of similar construction and relatively adjustable to admit of lengthening or shortening the device to meet existing conditions or to conform to the length of the radiator to whi h the foot rest is to be fitted. Each of the sections comprises an outer upright 1 and an inner upright 2, the respective uprights being connected by means of rods or bars 3. The rods or bars 3 are rigidly attached at their ends to the uprights of the respective sections and the rods or bars of one section pass loosely through openings formed in the inner u 'iright of the other section, thereby admitting of the two sections having a sliding connection and at the same time being lirmly held together in any adjusted position. It: :h of the uprights has a cross piece %l at its lower end and a lateral extension 5 at its upper end. The cross pieces 4t constitute feet to support the device in upright position when not fitted to a radiator or other supporting structure. ltods or bars 3 are fitted to the end portions of the cross pieces 4 and lateral extensions 5 in substantially the same manner as the rods or bars attached to the vertical members of the uprights to admit. of the sections sliding one upon the other. The outer uprights 1 have cars 6 which are transversely pierced to receive hooks 7 which are adapted to pass between the coils or elements of a radiator and engage therewith to hold the foot rest when placed in operative position. Thumb pieces 8 are fitted to the outer ends of the stems of the hook. and are arranged in the plane of the hooks to serve as indicators to determine the position of the hooks.

WVhen placing the foot rest in position the hooks occupy a vertical position so as to pass between the coils or elements of the radiator after which the hooks are turned to occupy a horizontal position so as to engage with the rear edges of the radiator coils or elcments to hold the foot rest in position, After the hooks have been engaged with the coils or elements of the radiator the foot rest is pressed close against the radiator and is made secure by lock devices attached to the outer uprights and engaging the hooks. These look devices consist of cam lovers S), which are pivotally connected to the lateral extensions of the outer uprights 1 intermediate of the ears 6, the cam ends of said levers being roughened and adapted to engage the parts of the hooks extending between the ears 6. The rods or bars supported by the lateral extensions 5 and the inner ends of the cross pieces t engage the radiator and hold the remaining rods or bars spaced therefrom, thereby preventing the feet from touching the radiator and becoming overheated and the shoes from burning. The

rods or bars applied to the outer ends of the cross pieces lengage the feet and prevent the same from slipping when supported by the rest either for warmth or to be dried.

The construction is such as to admit of the foot rest being raised or lowered or lengthened or shortened as occasion may require.

While the foot rest is particularly designed to be attached to steam and hot water radiators it is to be understood that it may be fitted to a porch balustrade or other support embodying spaced uprights, the hooks 7 affording securing means for attaching the device to a structure comprising spaced elements similar to a radiator or balustrade. When not required for use the cam levers 9 may be turned to release the hook 7 which latter may be moved so as to clear the elements to which they were attached, thereby admitting of the foot rest being lifted from the structure to which it was attached to be set aside until such time as it may be required for further use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the embodiment thereof,

I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new, is r V A foot rest for radiators consisting of like sections, each of the sections comprising an inner and an outer upright having inner lateral extensions at their upper ends and cross pieces at their lower ends, and longitudinal rods supported at their ends in the uprights and the lateral extensions and cross pieces thereof and connecting the same, the rods of one section passing loosely through the inner upright, lateral extension and cross Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

